Sunglasses Supporting Hat Assembly

ABSTRACT

A sunglasses supporting hat assembly includes a cap including a top wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends downwardly from the top wall. The perimeter wall has a bottom edge defining a head receiving opening of the cap. A brim is attached to and extends outwardly from bottom edge. A panel is flexible and attached to an outer surface of the perimeter wall and is positioned over the brim. The panel is formable into a closed loop with the perimeter wall. A fastener is positioned on the panel to releasably retain the panel in the closed loop. The panel to receives and retains a bridge of a pair of glasses on the cap when the panel is formed into the closed loop extending around the bridge.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to sunglasses head support devices and more particularly pertains to a new sunglasses head support device for retaining a pair of glasses on a person's hat when the glasses are not being used.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cap including a top wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends downwardly from the top wall. The perimeter wall has a bottom edge defining a head receiving opening of the cap. A brim is attached to and extends outwardly from bottom edge. A panel is flexible and attached to an outer surface of the perimeter wall and is positioned over the brim. The panel is formable into a closed loop with the perimeter wall. A fastener is positioned on the panel to releasably retain the panel in the closed loop. The panel to receives and retains a bridge of a pair of glasses on the cap when the panel is formed into the closed loop extending around the bridge.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a sunglasses supporting hat assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a front in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new sunglasses head support device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the sunglasses supporting hat assembly 10 generally comprises a cap 12 including a top wall 14 and a perimeter wall 16 that is attached to and extends downwardly from the top wall 14. The perimeter wall 16 has a bottom edge 18 defining a head receiving opening of the cap 12. A brim 20 is attached to and extends outwardly from bottom edge 18. The brim 20 is only partially coextensive with the bottom edge 18. The cap 12 and brim 20 may comprise a conventional baseball cap though other types of hats may be utilized.

A panel 22 is provided that is flexible and which is attached to an outer surface 24 of the perimeter wall 16. The panel 22 is positioned over the brim 20 and is formable into a closed loop with the perimeter wall 16. The panel 22 has a first side 26, a second side 28, a first end 30, a second end 32, a first lateral edge 34 and a second lateral edge 36. The first side 26 of the panel 22 adjacent to the first end 30 is attached directly to the outer surface 24 of the perimeter wall 16. The first side 26 adjacent to the second end 32 is free such that the first 30 and second ends 32 may be positioned adjacent to each other to form a closed loop. The panel has length from the first end 30 to the second end 32 being less than 2.0 inches and a width from the first lateral edge 34 to the second lateral edge 36 being less than 1.0 inches.

A fastener 38 is positioned on the panel 22 to releasably retain the panel 22 in the closed loop. The fastener 38 comprises a first mating member 40 positioned on the second side 28 adjacent to the first end 30 and a second mating member 42 positioned on the second side 28 adjacent to the second end 32. It should be apparent that the first mating member 40 may be positioned on the outer surface 24 of the perimeter wall 16 adjacent to the panel 22. The fastener 38 may comprise a hook and loop fastener.

A first lateral loop 44 is attached to the outer surface 24 of the perimeter wall 22 and a second lateral loop 46 is attached to the outer surface 24 of the perimeter wall 22. The first 44 and second 46 lateral loops are positioned on opposed lateral sides 48 of the cap 12 and the brim 20 extends from a front side 50 of the cap 12. The first 44 and second 46 lateral loops and the panel 22 may each be comprised of a resiliently elastic material.

In use, the panel 22 is configured to receive and retain a bridge of a pair of glasses 54 on the cap 12. The pair of glasses 54 may be sunglasses or eyeglasses and the frames of the pair of glasses, or the lenses thereof, may be abutted on the brim 20 to add further stability for the pair of glasses 54. The first 44 and second 46 lateral loops are configured to received temples of the pair of glasses 54 and may also be used alone as shown in FIG. 6.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

1. A head covering assembly configured for supporting a pair of glasses, said head covering assembly comprising: a cap including a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said top wall, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge defining a head receiving opening of said cap, a brim being attached to and extending outwardly from bottom edge; a panel being flexible and attached to an outer surface of said perimeter wall and being positioned over said brim, said panel being formable into a closed loop extending from said perimeter wall; a fastener being positioned on said panel to releasably retain said panel in said closed loop; wherein said panel is configured to receive and retain a bridge of a pair of glasses on the cap; and a first lateral loop being attached to said outer surface of said perimeter wall and a second lateral loop being attached to said outer surface of said perimeter wall, said first and second lateral loops being positioned on opposed lateral sides of said cap and said brim extending from a front side of said cap wherein said first and second lateral loops are configured to received temples of the pair of glasses, each of said first lateral loop and said second lateral loop being constructed of a resiliently elastic material wherein said first lateral loop and said second lateral loop are configured for permitting positioning of the pair of glasses to extend over a crown of said cap while the temples of the pair of glasses are extended through said first and second lateral loops.
 2. The head covering assembly according to claim 1, wherein said panel has a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said first side of said panel adjacent to said first end being attached directly to said outer surface of said perimeter wall, said second side adjacent to said second end being free such that said first and second ends are positionable adjacent to each other to form a closed loop.
 3. The head covering assembly according to claim 2, wherein said fastener comprises a first mating member positioned on said second side adjacent to said first end and a second mating member positioned on said second side adjacent to said second end.
 4. The head covering assembly according to claim 3, wherein said fastener comprises a hook and loop fastener.
 5. (canceled)
 6. A head covering assembly configured for supporting a pair of glasses, said head covering assembly comprising: a cap including a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said top wall, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge defining a head receiving opening of said cap, a brim being attached to and extending outwardly from bottom edge, said brim being only partially coextensive with said bottom edge; a panel being flexible and attached to an outer surface of said perimeter wall and being positioned over said brim, said panel being formable into a closed loop extending from said perimeter wall, said panel having a first side, a second side, a first end, a second end, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said first side of said panel adjacent to said first end being attached directly to said outer surface of said perimeter wall, said second side adjacent to said second end being free such that said first and second ends are positionable adjacent to each other to form a closed loop; a fastener being positioned on said panel to releasably retain said panel in said closed loop, said fastener comprising a first mating member positioned on said second side adjacent to said first end and a second mating member positioned on said second side adjacent to said second end, said fastener comprising a hook and loop fastener; a first lateral loop being attached to said outer surface of said perimeter wall and a second lateral loop being attached to said outer surface of said perimeter wall, said first and second lateral loops being positioned on opposed lateral sides of said cap and said brim extending from a front side of said cap, each of said first lateral loop and said second lateral loop being constructed of a resiliently elastic material wherein said first lateral loop and said second lateral loop are configured for permitting positioning of the pair of glasses to extend over a crown of said cap while the temples of the pair of glasses are extended through said first and second lateral loops; and wherein said panel is configured to receive and retain a bridge of a pair of glasses on the cap, said first and second lateral loops being configured to received temples of the pair of glasses.
 7. A head covering assembly configured for supporting a pair of glasses, said head covering assembly comprising: a cap including a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending downwardly from said top wall, said perimeter wall having a bottom edge defining a head receiving opening of said cap, a brim being attached to and extending outwardly from bottom edge, said brim being only partially coextensive with said bottom edge; a first lateral loop being attached to said outer surface of said perimeter wall and a second lateral loop being attached to said outer surface of said perimeter wall, said first and second lateral loops being positioned on opposed lateral sides of said cap and said brim extending from a front side of said cap, wherein said first and second lateral loops are configured to received temples of the pair of glasses, each of said first lateral loop and said second lateral loop being constructed of a resiliently elastic material wherein said first lateral loop and said second lateral loop are configured for permitting positioning of the pair of glasses to extend over a crown of said cap while the temples of the pair of glasses are extended through said first and second lateral loops. 